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Fwd: [Koha] KohaCon11 : Call for Papers
by Joann Ransom 13 Mar '11

13 Mar '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Joann Ransom <jransom(a)library.org.nz> Date: Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 1:41 PM Subject: Re: [Koha] KohaCon11 : Call for Papers To: Koustubha Kale <kmkale(a)anantcorp.com> Hi all, I wonder if anyone has a gut feeling on the possible 'size' and audience for KohaCon11 in terms of numbers, interest and ability levels etc? Getting 100, 300, 500 or 1000 attendees participants will impact on the speakers programme. For instance with 200 participants we could opt for 1 or 2 streams of papers, but 500 or 1000 attendees could open up the possiblilty of 4 - 5 streams. This could also mean different approaches. For instance some quite specific or focussed papers could be delivered as well as some high level. One stream could be high level, general, overview for newcomers and decision makers/influencers, another stream could be focussed towards librarians using it day in and day out, another at system administrators (just for example). I ask this because it affects what kind of abstract to put together. Any thoughts? Cheers Jo. 2011/3/12 Koustubha Kale <kmkale(a)anantcorp.com> > Call for Papers > > The 2011 Koha Conference committee is requesting proposals for papers and > presentations. Presentations should cover topics of interest to current and > future users of Koha. The conference is expected to have a wide variety of > attendees, including > > - Library administrators > - Librarians > - Programmers and system administrators > > Presentations should be approximately 45 minutes in length and allow time > for questions. Presenters can expect to have Interest access and a computer > projector for slides and, if necessary, a laptop computer with standard > presentation software. > > When submitting your proposal, please include > > - The name and institutional affiliation of each presenter > - Contact information, particularly email address > - The target audience for your presentation (e.g. introductory, > technical, administrative, etc.) > - The proposed title of your presentation > - A brief description suitable for publishing in the conference > program. Descriptions should be no longer than 250 words. > > Author Guidelines > > The process for submission is Abstract followed by proposal (2 rounds of > review required; first for abstract, second for proposal) > > Please try to submit your papers as early as possible. *The deadline for > submissions is 15th August 2011.* > > > > Start here to submit a paper to this conference. > STEP ONE OF THE SUBMISSION PROCESS<http://kohacon11.vpmthane.org/ocs/index.php/k/k11/author/submit?requiresAut…> > ( > http://kohacon11.vpmthane.org/ocs/index.php/k/k11/author/submit?requiresAut…) > > Please feel free to contact me for any assistance, queries, offers of help, > sponsorship, comments etc. My contact information is given below. > > Regards, > Koustubha Kale > Anant Corporation > > Contact Details : > Address : 103, Armaan Residency, R. W Sawant Road, Nr. Golden Dyes Naka, > Thane (w), > Maharashtra, India, Pin : 400601. > TeleFax : <%2B91-22-21720108>+91-22-21720108, <%2B91-22-21720109> > +91-22-21720109 > Mobile : +919820715876 > Website : http://www.anantcorp.com > Blog : http://www.anantcorp.com/blog/?author=2 > > > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > -- Joann Ransom RLIANZA Head of Libraries, Horowhenua Library Trust. *Q: Why is this email three sentences or less? A: http://three.sentenc.es* -- Joann Ransom RLIANZA Head of Libraries, Horowhenua Library Trust. *Q: Why is this email three sentences or less? A: http://three.sentenc.es*

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Julian's work for the next 3-4 weeks
by Paul Poulain 11 Mar '11

11 Mar '11

Hi, In the next weeks, Julian will be dedicated full time on : * closing bugzilla entries that are "patch pushed pls test" * sign-off patches that are "please sign-off" * send upstream many bugfixes that are in git.biblibre.com but not yet submitted to community So you can expect the number of patches waiting to be falling like leaves in NZ (automn probably starting in NZ as spring started here ;-) ) -- Paul POULAIN http://www.biblibre.com Expert en Logiciels Libres pour l'info-doc Tel : (33) 4 91 81 35 08

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ISBN check
by Tomas Cohen Arazi 11 Mar '11

11 Mar '11

I've been approached by one of our librarians asking for a way to validate ISBNs inside koha. I've found http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=906 but I need more infomration on: 1) The fields that need to be validated (MARC21 -> 020$a?, UNIMARC -> 010$a?) 2) The expected behaviour we want for this validation (I know 020$z can be used for "invalid" or "canceled" ISBN, but aint no expert on the subject): abort? warning? option to move ISBN to $z?. I'm not sure also how is this related to the use of EAN instead of ISBN by several publishers and if it has to be checked too (are they mutually exclusive?). I didn't have time today to read the references on this, and hence my question Have a nice weekend. To+

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Duplicate column // 3.03
by alen vodopijevec 10 Mar '11

10 Mar '11

Hi, recent update on our testing system produced the following error.. However, it seems that everything is working fine. Update report : * Upgrade to 3.03.00.014 done (Add flexible shelf browser constraints) * Upgrade to 3.03.00.015 done (Bug 5619: Add subfield 9 to marc21 648,654,655,656,657,658,662) * Upgrade to 3.03.00.016 done (OpacPrivacy reimplementation) * Upgrade to 3.03.00.017 done (Enable currency rates >= 100) * Upgrade to 3.03.00.018 done (Correct language descriptions) * Upgrade to 3.03.00.019 done (Correct language descriptions for Norwegian) Update errors : * [Thu Mar 3 23:33:20 2011] updatedatabase.pl: DBD::mysql::db do failed: Duplicate column name 'privacy' at /usr/share/koha/intranet/cgi-bin/installer/data/mysql/updatedatabase.pl line 3984. * [Thu Mar 3 23:33:20 2011] updatedatabase.pl: DBD::mysql::db do failed: Duplicate column name 'privacy' at /usr/share/koha/intranet/cgi-bin/installer/data/mysql/updatedatabase.pl line 3985. Regards, alen

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Kohacon11 community volunteers meeting
by Koustubha Kale 09 Mar '11

09 Mar '11

Hi All, Gentle reminder. The first Kohacon11 community volunteers meeting is scheduled today at 14.00 UTC at irc://irc.oftc.net/koha Conversions to your local time: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?year=2011&month=3&day=… I have set up a wiki page and a starter agenda at http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/KohaCon11_Volunteers Please add anything you would like to discuss in the agenda, attend the meeting and help organize KohaCon11. Regards, Koustubha Kale Anant Corporation Contact Details : Address : 103, Armaan Residency, R. W Sawant Road, Nr. Golden Dyes Naka, Thane (w), Maharashtra, India, Pin : 400601. TeleFax : +91-22-21720108, +91-22-21720109 Mobile : +919820715876 Website : http://www.anantcorp.com Blog : http://www.anantcorp.com/blog/?author=2

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Multi-Language marc bib/auth & Policy, Koha Architecture
by massoud alshareef 07 Mar '11

07 Mar '11

Hello, > > As of Koha 3.2.x, we are using Koha as a single language ILS in marc tags > and policies, where > marc bib tags, auth tags, policy descriptions are displayed in one language > only at an instance. As shown below with our Arabic Koha 3.2.3 installed, > you will notice that in spite that the interface is in English > (Left-to-Right) orientation the marc fields tags and policy elements > descriptions are still displayed in Arabic because there are only single > fields structure to carry these elements. > > marc Bibliographic tags: > > http://alshafallah.maktabat-online.net/cgi-bin/koha/opac-MARCdetail.pl?bibl… > marc Authority tags: > > http://alshafallah.maktabat-online.net/cgi-bin/koha/opac-authoritiesdetail.… > < > http://alshafallah.maktabat-online.net/cgi-bin/koha/opac-authoritiesdetail.… > >Library, > Branches Groups: > http://alshafallah.maktabat-online.net:8080/cgi-bin/koha/admin/branches.pl > > I recall hat the issue of having Koha supporting more than one language, > for > its marc fields tags and policy descriptive names in one instance, has been > raised before, but until today we are not sure if something had been done > about it or the issue is still in the pipelines for future Koha releases. > > Please, does anyone know more about this issue ? I recall that I have read > in one of the Koha digest posts that a German Koha was built with English > and German infrastructure to allow using either language in all of its user > interface including marc tags and policy descriptive names. Thanks for any > guidance on this. > > Thanks > Massoud M. AlShareef, > KnowledgeWare Technologies

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Hacker's corner week 10
by Paul Poulain 06 Mar '11

06 Mar '11

Hello all, As announced during the last IRC meeting, i'll try to write a weekly summary about bugzilla/developer activity : bugs submitted, patches submitted,... Let me know if you find this handfull, if you'd like to see another information, i'll do my best to report what is interesting ! I'll try to announce usually : * what's new since last week * what's still waiting For this 1st mail, i'll concentrate on what's waiting. In one word: it's huge, *WE NEED YOU*. Just a few numbers = 102 bugs are "patch pushed" and are waiting for someone to close them after checking the bug or the feature is OK in master. 149 bugs are "waiting sign-off": remember Koha 3.4 should be released on late april, and it would be too bad if so many patches were not integrated just because they have not been signed-off by anyone ! I've added some links on http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Bugzilla that will let you see the details of what's summarized in this mail. 1- bugs closed ========= 19 bugs were closed last week. 2- bugs pushed to close ============== There are 102 bugs that have a patch pushed and require someone to check and close the bug. The oldest is the 1883, and there are some critical ones, like the 5423, 5611, 4141, 4857, 5041, 5824. 3- bugs to sign-off =========== There are 149 bugs to sign-off. #2795 = The oldest is also a CRI one Offline circ tries to circ on biblio-level "itemtype" <http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=2975> #3624 = a BLO one ! a patch has been submitted to update the DB structure. Without this patch, the DB is inconsistent on update #5449 = another BLO one ! JSON malformed in Koha - Blocker with jQuery 1.4.x <http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=5449> There are 7 CRI, that are waiting for someone to check = 2975, 3652, 4276, 4993, 5027, 5379, 5646. But the 149 are worth a check, of course. 4- to discuss ======== I also have found that those bugs should/could be discussed #5009 = Dobrica Pavlinusic <mailto:dpavlin@rot13.org> has submitted a patch to add autocomplete="off" to borrowernumbers and barcode forms Owen has closed the bug, I think it's worth more investigation. Please give your opinion ! #5390 = library choice not remaining when searching opac. Nicole E. ask an interesting question, jump in the discussion & send a patch if you've an idea! #5533 = marking item lost diff in two places, same thing, jump in the thread Nicole starts ! PS: (once again) congratulations to chris_c => i've searched for patches signed-off waiting (waiting to move to "pushed, pls test"). It's easy, there are only 3, 2 of them being only a few hours old, and probably not here anymore when you'll read this mail. HTH -- Paul POULAIN http://www.biblibre.com Expert en Logiciels Libres pour l'info-doc Tel : (33) 4 91 81 35 08

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Hello
by Julian Maurice 05 Mar '11

05 Mar '11

Hello Koha community ! I just arrived at BibLibre and I will work on Koha for the next weeks so I wanted to introduce myself. First, I'm French, so please forgive me if I make some mistakes. I just discovered Perl four days ago but i will do my best to help improving Koha. See you soon. -- Julian Maurice

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Template with Fluid 960 Grid System
by Tiago Murakami 03 Mar '11

03 Mar '11

Hi, I test an adaptation of Fluid 960 Grid System ( http://www.designinfluences.com/fluid960gs ) with Koha 3.2.5 and I have great results on my test OPAC ( http://minhabiblioteca.com/ or http://109.123.108.51/ ). The Fluid 960 Grid System is more flexible than Yahoo UI. Its possible to think about change grid system on official koha template? Cheers, -- Tiago Murakami

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KohaCon11 volunteers meeting
by Koustubha Kale 03 Mar '11

03 Mar '11

Hi all, First meeting for everybody who wants to help organize KohaCon11, is on Tuesday 8th March 2011 at 14:00 UTC Conversions to your local time: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?year=2011&month=3&day=… I have set up a wiki page and a starter agenda at http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/KohaCon11_Volunteers Please add anything you would like to discuss in the agenda, attend the meeting and help organize KohaCon11. Regards, Koustubha Kale Anant Corporation Contact Details : Address : 103, Armaan Residency, R. W Sawant Road, Nr. Golden Dyes Naka, Thane (w), Maharashtra, India, Pin : 400601. TeleFax : +91-22-21720108, +91-22-21720109 Mobile : +919820715876 Website : http://www.anantcorp.com Blog : http://www.anantcorp.com/blog/?author=2

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